Gordon Beckham

As trade talks heat up ahead of baseball's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the biggest name available will be a left-handed starting pitcher — and another lefty ace could join him on the market. With the Tampa Bay Rays tied for last place in the American League East, Rays general manager Andrew Friedman likely will burn through the anytime minutes on his phone this month, fielding calls from suitors hoping to land 28-year-old left-hander David Price. Price, a former American League Cy Young Award winner, is still under team control through the 2015 season, but the Rays' history is clear: They prefer to deal potential free agents sooner rather than later, maximizing the...

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As trade talks heat up ahead of baseball's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the biggest name available will be a left-handed starting pitcher — and another lefty ace could join him on the market.
With the Tampa Bay Rays tied for last place in the...

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The White Sox extended the Orioles' scoreless streak to 26 innings and their own winning streak to four games Saturday in a 3-2 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. The only pitch J.B. Shuck saw resulted in a one-out double in the eighth that...

Gordon Beckham is no longer the young first-round draft pick burdened by perhaps unrealistic expectations.
Now a role player, he can come off the bench and contribute defensively at third or second base. And Sunday afternoon, he blasted a game-winning...

The summary
The White Sox took two out of three from the Rangers when Gordon Beckham led off the 11th with a home run off Alex Claudio for a 3-2 victory in front of 33,668 at U.S. Cellular Field.
On the mound
Jose Quintana pitched seven strong innings,...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Carlos Sanchez proved over the last five weeks that he takes rejection well.
Now it's time for the 22-year-old infielder to show he can take promotion equally as well.
A little more than a month after the White Sox dispatched Sanchez...

The summary
The White Sox took two out of three from the Reds with a 4-3 victory Sunday at U. S. Cellular Field. Gordon Beckham delivered a two-out RBI single for the win off Aroldis Chapman.
On the mound
John Danks had one of his best outings of the...

After taking two out of three from the Reds this weekend, the White Sox will embark on a six-game trip Monday to Milwaukee and Oakland that could help set the tone and direction for their season.
Will pitchers Chris Sale and Jeff Samardzija, returning...

The Tribune's White Sox reporter answers your questions.
It's only one game, but Tyler Flowers does not appear to be improving his play as a catcher. He was taken out and replaced by Geovany Soto. How much more patience will Robin Ventura have before...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Micah Johnson prefers to operate with tunnel vision this spring.
The White Sox prospect said it would only serve as a distraction to worry about the performances of the other players competing for the team’s opening at second base.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Micah Johnson took up hot yoga in the offseason to help with his flexibility as he comes back from a hamstring strain that cut his 2014 season short.
The White Sox second-base prospect had to leave midway through his first class because...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Many of the White Sox positions for the 2015 season were set even before players began showing up to Camelback Ranch, but the 25th spot on the roster is up in the air.
Sox manager Robin Ventura said the team is "pretty open"...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Gordon Beckham was back at his old locker Saturday at Camelback Ranch as if he had never left, but there is one major difference this spring for the White Sox infielder.
Beckham, who played most of his first six seasons with the Sox...

If the major question surrounding the White Sox this offseason was whether they planned to be competitive in 2015, they answered it in a matter of hours Monday night when they traded for starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija and signed closer David Robertson....

Adam Dunn paused, as if mentally stepping out of the batter’s box to collect his thoughts, then answered the question about his intentions to continue playing beyond this season.
“This is probably going to be it … this is probably going to be it,” Dunn...

We have lost five games that Gavin Floyd has started. I continue to notice that our pitchers cannot go more than six innings. If this is the case, manager Robin Ventura better start using his relievers at least two innings before switching to...

It's a good thing Jennifer Hudson was already in the Christmas spirit Tuesday at her "A Hudson Holiday" party at the House of Blues, because the Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer will need it for the next few months.
Hudson was...

During spring training, Jake Peavy said he wouldn’t try to become a pitcher who relies on guile after surgery robbed him of the power he used to have. Peavy lied, and good for him. He has become as smart as he is good. When he lost the plate in the fourth...

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham has apologized for an inappropriate remark left scrawled in the dirt at second base for friend Chris Getz, who plays second for the Royals.
It apparently was visible to some fans in the upper deck. Beckham...